6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
| 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (6e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine) |
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Regimental insigne
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| Active |
6e BCCP 1948 6e GCCP 1950 6e BPC 1951 6e RPC 1955 10e DP 1957 6e RPIMa 1958 - 1998 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Troupes de Marine |
| Role | Airborne |
| Motto(s) | Croire et Oser (To Believe and Dare) |
| Colors | Red and Blue |
| Anniversaries | Saint-Michel Day |
| Engagements |
First Indochina War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Chef de bataillon Marcel Bigeard |
First Indochina War
*Battle of Mao Khe
*Operation Castor
*Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Algerian War
Lebanese Civil War
The 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 6e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, 6e RPIMa) was an airborne unit of the French Army.
The Colonial Parachute Battalions pull their origins from the 1st Colonial Parachute Commando Demi-Brigade implanted in Brittany, being heir to the paratroopers of Free France, the SAS Demi-Brigade and the groupment of parachute choc battalions.
The 6e BCCP made way to Indochina on July 28. The battalion fought valiantly on various sectors of the battle front and on March 30, 1951, the battalion resisted an enemy force four times larger for an entire night. Following a five hours of hand-to-hand combat, the battalion endured the loss of 51 men and 97 wounded.
The battalion was accordingly dissolved on August 20, 1951 during the embarking for France.
Recreated on July 5, 1952, the battalion illustrated capability at Tu Lê, on October 1952 and then Langson, on July 1953.
The 6th para engaged Dien Bien Phu twice. On November 20, 1953, the 6th, parachuted during Operation Castor and then on March 16, 1954, the 6th targeted the landing zone in the middle of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Despite heroic acts of valor led, the 6e BPC disappeared again, and was accordingly reconstituted.
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